Basket, Box

Description: 

Coiled basket, leftward work direction, outside work face, folded splice. All split willow weft, whole peeled willow warp. Oval start with straight squared-off sides in one-rod coiling. Sides of basket are two-rod coiling. Weft additions split. Two-strand diagonal rim overstitching. Three holes on either side indicate a handle, possibly string, now missing.

This was a non-traditional, experimental style from the Warm Springs Reservation. Similar to 1-786.

Location Description: 

Columbia Plateau/Great Basin